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n. vlag; vloertegel; iris; (in computers) vlaggetje, een geheugen vak dat booleaanse informatie bevat; veertjes aan een kippenpootje--------v. bevlaggen; seinen (met vlaggen), doen stoppen; bevloeren, beleggen (met vloerstenen), mat hangen, verslappen, verflauwen, kwijnenflag1[ flæg] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉2 lis(achtige) ⇒ lisbloem, lisdodde♦voorbeelden:1 〈 scheepvaart〉 flag of convenience • goedkope vlag 〈die financiële voordelen biedt; voornamelijk van Panama, Liberia〉flag of truce • witte vlagput the flag out • de vlag uitsteken, iets vierenunder the flag (of) • onder de heerschappij/voogdij (van)————————flag2I 〈onovergankelijk werkwoord; flagged〉II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 met vlaggen versieren/markeren2 doen stoppen (met zwaaibewegingen) ⇒ aanhouden, aanroepen♦voorbeelden:flag down a train • een trein doen stoppen (door te zwaaien)
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